Tuesday, 25 October 2011

1. So the day started with a chilly walk to work at 6.45am today, with an oh so spectacular crescent moon following me on my way. It was beautiful!

2. Trying to be super organised mega woman this week, totally inspired by a blog I've found written by Mayi Carles called heartmadeblog. She has so much enthusiasm and makes these brilliant planners, I've got the life is messy planner and it is just heaven for me a lover of lists, and at the same time looks brilliant! They say you're much more likely to use something if you like the way it looks, so here goes... :) And now to work on promoting my Etsy and Folksy shops....

3. Another part of mega organised week is getting ahead of meal planning and using the slow cooker for meals on the days I'm at work. So far so good, we've had a hearty stew, macaroni cheese (brilliant), and tomorrow its chicken noodle soup, my personal fave. Mega satisfying to whack the ingredients in at 6am and getting home to a nice hot meal with virtually NO effort! Here's to finding a super idea for thursday, Pinterest here I come!.

Sunday, 16 October 2011

1. Home baked bread - a cheats version of soda bread, turned out rather well, house smells delicious and I'm now mega inspired to make our daily bread rather than buying it, so have tried to start my own starter...just another 10 days of waiting to see if it works :)

2. Lovely long walks - we've spent a lovely weekend outdoors having a couple of hearty stomps - todays was topped off by a lovely roast with runner beans and purple sprouting broccoli from our allotment! Cornwall is one beautiful place, beaches, countryside, woodlands and stunning gardens, super lucky to live here.

3. So excited to have made my first sale in my Folksy shop! Admittedly it was my friend, but very happy all the same :)

Saturday, 1 October 2011

1. Fun filled family days! A super splashy swimming lesson with the boy, mega homemade pizza making session with the children a la River Cottage - thanks Hugh F-W! A happy trip to the zoo for lunch with the sleeping lions!

2. Gorgeous weather - it's been so beautiful this week and weekend, amazingly hot for September, and now it's October! We're so lucky to live somewhere with such fantastic scenery...

3. Charming children - dear little Charlie, was desperate at snack time to have 2 little packets of raisins. He helped himself to two little bowls and wandered into the lounge "mummy, I made one for you too!" and handed me a bowl of raisins! Amazing!